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Page 38
... to order several prosecutions against delinquents in their service , Mr. Hastings
, directly contrary to the duty of his office , -directly contrary to the express and
positive law of the court of directors , which law parliament had bound upon him
as ...
... to order several prosecutions against delinquents in their service , Mr. Hastings
, directly contrary to the duty of his office , -directly contrary to the express and
positive law of the court of directors , which law parliament had bound upon him
as ...
Page 44
The strictest court of justice , in its proceeding , is not more , perhaps not so much
a court of record as the India ... Writing to the court of directors , he says , “ It ought
to be remembered , that the 92 basis , upon which you rose to power , 44 ...
The strictest court of justice , in its proceeding , is not more , perhaps not so much
a court of record as the India ... Writing to the court of directors , he says , “ It ought
to be remembered , that the 92 basis , upon which you rose to power , 44 ...
Page 47
There remains nothing for the directors but the shell and husk of a dry , formal ,
official correspondence , which neither ... But there are cases to be brought
before this court , in which he has laid the axe at once to the root ; which was , by
...
There remains nothing for the directors but the shell and husk of a dry , formal ,
official correspondence , which neither ... But there are cases to be brought
before this court , in which he has laid the axe at once to the root ; which was , by
...
Page 48
He refuses , in his defence to the House of Commons , in letters to the court of
directors , in various writings and declarations , he refuses to be tried by his own
recorded declarations ; he refuses to be bound by his own opinions , delivered ...
He refuses , in his defence to the House of Commons , in letters to the court of
directors , in various writings and declarations , he refuses to be tried by his own
recorded declarations ; he refuses to be bound by his own opinions , delivered ...
Page 70
... -acts of the most atrocious wickedness justified upon purity of intention ;
mocktrials and collusive acquittals among the parties in common guilt , and in the
end , the court of directors supporting the scandalous breach of their own orders .
... -acts of the most atrocious wickedness justified upon purity of intention ;
mocktrials and collusive acquittals among the parties in common guilt , and in the
end , the court of directors supporting the scandalous breach of their own orders .
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| Title | The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 7 The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Edmund Burke |
| Author | Edmund Burke |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Wells and Lilly, 1827 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 21 Nov 2008 |
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